Granted Eight Tippers But Used Only Seven
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A LTHOUGH Cox's Midsomerset 2-"t Transport Co., Bristol, were granted eight A-licence tippers two years ago, they put only seven vehieles into service. This was pointed out by the objectors when Cox's applied on Monday to make up the outstanding tonnage with two vehiclesinstead of one.
Mr. A. Webb, for BritiTh Railways and British Road Services, said it was no fault of the Western Licensing Authority that the company had failed to take advantage of their 50-ton grant. Their application had been approved because Battscombc Quarries had complained of an acute tipper shortage, but that was the position two years ago.
For Cox's, Mr. T. a Corpe explained that when they were granted eight • vehicles they immediately put four on to A licence from C-hire, and between December, 1955, and last June another three had been authorized.
Because of the credit squeeze, the company had been unable la afford another vehicle 'until now, but in any event, they wanted to substitute two shortwheelbase tippers for the one large vehicle, to which they were entitled.
The two smaller vehicles were -already working on a short-term licence, and were more suitable for quarry duties because of weight restrictions on bridges.
After Cox's had undertaken not to seek to replace the tippers by platform vehicles during the currency of their present licence, the application was granted for mainly quarried materials 'within 70 miles.
Mr. S. W. Nelson, Western Licensing Authority, said he realized how concerned the objectors were, but he thought their interests would be protected by the grant.
01L-LESS RUN AFTER ADDITIVE TREATMENT
AN Austin A50 Countryman van is stated to have completed 300 miles of road work without any oil in the crankcase with no detrimental effects. The engine was run-in on Shell oil to which Auto-Moly, a compound based on molybdenum-disulphide. had been added.
The compound is obtainable from Charham Products, Ltd.. 5a Market Place, London, W.3, and costs 12s. 6d. for 8 fluid ounces, 14s. 6d. for 10 fluid ounces and £2 10s. for 40 fluid ounces.
Under partially oil-starved conditions, no alteration was observed . in performance, acceleration and fuel consumption, but with all oil removed there was a suspected sluggishness on longer hills. No knocking was apparent at idling speeds, neither was there excessive smoke from the exhaust and oil-filler cap at stopping points during a run from Crediton, Devon, to London at a cruising speed of 30 m.p.h.
During the second part of the oil-free run, from London to Brighton and back, a fuel-consumption test is said to have produced a figure only slightly less than that obtained with the engine running under normal conditions.